USA Track & Field National News

INDIANAPOLIS — After winning a pair of gold medals at the recent World Outdoor Championships and running the fastest time in the men’s 400m since 2007, LaShawn Merritt (Norfolk, Va.) has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week.

INDIANAPOLIS — After winning a pair of gold medals at the recent World Outdoor Championships and running the fastest time in the men’s 400m since 2007, LaShawn Merritt (Norfolk, Va.) has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week.

MOSCOW - Matt Centrowitz and Brenda Martinez won historic medals in the men’s 1,500 and women’s 800 meters, Will Claye took bronze in the men’s triple jump and the U.S. men’s and women’s 4x100m relay teams won silver, in a dramatic day of competition Sunday at the World Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

MOSCOW — Team USA finished with 25 medals - six gold, 13 silver and six bronze - tying their second-best medal tally at the World Outdoor Championships. Team USA again dominated the scoring table, finishing with 281 points to Russia’s 182 and Kenya’s 139. The 99-point margin of victory was the largest ever for Team USA.

MOSCOW - Matt Centrowitz and Brenda Martinez won historic medals in the men’s 1,500 and women’s 800 meters, Will Claye took bronze in the men’s triple jump and the U.S. men’s and women’s 4x100m relay teams won silver, in a dramatic day of competition Sunday at the World Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

MOSCOW — Team USA finished with 25 medals - six gold, 13 silver and six bronze - tying their second-best medal tally at the World Outdoor Championships. Team USA again dominated the scoring table, finishing with 281 points to Russia’s 182 and Kenya’s 139. The 99-point margin of victory was the largest ever for Team USA.

MOSCOW - Matt Centrowitz and Brenda Martinez won historic medals in the men’s 1,500 and women’s 800 meters, Will Claye took bronze in the men’s triple jump and the U.S. men’s and women’s 4x100m relay teams won silver, in a dramatic day of competition Sunday at the World Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

MOSCOW — Team USA finished with 25 medals - six gold, 13 silver and six bronze - tying their second-best medal tally at the World Outdoor Championships. Team USA again dominated the scoring table, finishing with 281 points to Russia’s 182 and Kenya’s 139. The 99-point margin of victory was the largest ever for Team USA.

MOSCOW - Matt Centrowitz and Brenda Martinez won historic medals in the men’s 1,500 and women’s 800 meters, Will Claye took bronze in the men’s triple jump and the U.S. men’s and women’s 4x100m relay teams won silver, in a dramatic day of competition Sunday at the World Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

MOSCOW — Team USA finished with 25 medals - six gold, 13 silver and six bronze - tying their second-best medal tally at the World Outdoor Championships. Team USA again dominated the scoring table, finishing with 281 points to Russia’s 182 and Kenya’s 139. The 99-point margin of victory was the largest ever for Team USA.